mongoslow
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I laugh every time I see a thread about the "dead" or "dying" .40 S&W also laugh at the hand wringing "it kicks to hard" crowd that then loads their G19 or Micro 9mm with the hottest +p+ ammo they can find and claim it performs just as good as the .40 or .45 (at those pressures and speeds they are getting .40 recoil). The .45 guys say it hits nearly as hard as the .45 yet most SD .40 hits harder than standard pressure 230 gr. 45., you have to go up to +p 230 gr. or drop down to the 200 and 185 gr. loads to get into the .40 S&W SD ammo performance envelope in the standard 165-180 gr. weights. Then we have the 10mm guys who call it "the short and weak" yet it will match most factory 10mm until you get into the premium JHPs.
I think it is hated because it does everything you need a pistol caliber to do by just changing ammo, and in factory ammo it is loaded from 292ft-lbs to 754 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. 13 different bullet weights in regular ammo, and 6 hyper-lite or fragnible rounds that I can find. these are offered by every ammo manufacture in one form or another.
I will admit it is a bit much in the sub-compact and micros but you can tailor your ammo to those little guys with good ammo that recoils no more than good 9mm SD ammo that most carry in those guns. so if you do have a "little" .40 get those hotter SD 165-180 gr. rounds out of it and load it something like these.
Federal 135gr. guard dog or low recoil 135gr. Federal hydra shok. or if you prefer a heavier bullet a Fioccho 155 XTP @ 950 FPS or 180gr. xtp @ 950FPS....it's not perfect but if a Micro 40 is all you have it gives you a more pleasant to shoot option without loosing money on a trade for a in high demand micro 9mm.
Now what about ammo selection, truthfully it is freaking huge.
100 gr AFR Extreme Shock.
115 gr. Glaser SS.
125 gr. Tac-xp.
130 gr. mag-Tech SCHP.
135 gr. 7 different offerings.
140 gr. 5 different offerings
150 gr. Nosler,EPR,Hi-Shok
155 gr 16 different offerings
160 gr. Mag-tech LSWC
165 gr. 15 different offerings
180 gr. 26 different offerings
200 gr. 4 offerings so far
and that is just SD ammo, doesn't include all the FMJ and practice rounds
I know a lot of you think you have no use for a .40 but do yourself a favor pick one up and chunk it in the safe, there are a butt load of police trade in pistols and used ones floating around cheap. then any time you see a box of ammo on sale and have the extra cash grab a box, sooner or later you will find a use for it, even if it is to sell it to me lol.
I think it is hated because it does everything you need a pistol caliber to do by just changing ammo, and in factory ammo it is loaded from 292ft-lbs to 754 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. 13 different bullet weights in regular ammo, and 6 hyper-lite or fragnible rounds that I can find. these are offered by every ammo manufacture in one form or another.
I will admit it is a bit much in the sub-compact and micros but you can tailor your ammo to those little guys with good ammo that recoils no more than good 9mm SD ammo that most carry in those guns. so if you do have a "little" .40 get those hotter SD 165-180 gr. rounds out of it and load it something like these.
Federal 135gr. guard dog or low recoil 135gr. Federal hydra shok. or if you prefer a heavier bullet a Fioccho 155 XTP @ 950 FPS or 180gr. xtp @ 950FPS....it's not perfect but if a Micro 40 is all you have it gives you a more pleasant to shoot option without loosing money on a trade for a in high demand micro 9mm.
Now what about ammo selection, truthfully it is freaking huge.
100 gr AFR Extreme Shock.
115 gr. Glaser SS.
125 gr. Tac-xp.
130 gr. mag-Tech SCHP.
135 gr. 7 different offerings.
140 gr. 5 different offerings
150 gr. Nosler,EPR,Hi-Shok
155 gr 16 different offerings
160 gr. Mag-tech LSWC
165 gr. 15 different offerings
180 gr. 26 different offerings
200 gr. 4 offerings so far
and that is just SD ammo, doesn't include all the FMJ and practice rounds
I know a lot of you think you have no use for a .40 but do yourself a favor pick one up and chunk it in the safe, there are a butt load of police trade in pistols and used ones floating around cheap. then any time you see a box of ammo on sale and have the extra cash grab a box, sooner or later you will find a use for it, even if it is to sell it to me lol.